India history and geography

Source: Wisdom Library: India History

Ravikīrti (रविकीर्ति) is the name of the composer of the Meguṭi inscription at Aihoḷe (643 AD), which includes details on the life of Maṅgaleśa and Pulakeśin II.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Ravikīrti (रविकीर्ति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet lived in 634/35. Ind. Antiq. 8, 242.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ravikīrti (रविकीर्ति):—[=ravi-kīrti] [from ravi] m. Name of a poet (of the 7th century), [Catalogue(s)]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Ravi, Kirti.

Full-text: Durlabhadevi, Indukanti, Meguti, Bharavi.

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